1. I felt myself move into a new dimension of consciousness as I tried to explain to my students how Dan O'Brien's efforts to restore his Broken Heart ranch by raising buffalo had the effect of restoring his soul, of moving more deeply into living a noble life. I wondered if my students could tell that, because I feel Dan O'Brien's experience was so profound, I fell into a trance in front of them in class.
2. My World Lit students' ten minute reflections on the Coleman Barks/Rumi videotape were arresting, stimulating, admirable, insightful, energetic, gratifying . . . .
3. When Melissa learned that her essay on joining the Army becoming the way she lost her pursuit of the American dream had earned the maximum seventy points, her chin quivered, her chest shook, her stomach somersaulted, and a huge smile covered her face.
Showing posts with label Coleman Barks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coleman Barks. Show all posts
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Three Beautiful Things 11/12/08: Grateful Satellite Radio, Coleman Barks is Rumi, Not Guilty My Ass
1. Got an email today from XM Satellite radio telling me that with the merger of Sirius and XM, I have a new line up of channels to listen to. OMG! Channel 57 is the Grateful Dead channel. I love having the cosmic country sounds of the Grateful Dead as the soundtrack to my life and I can hardly wait to have the Grateful Dead channel on though the night. I've always loved to sleep with the Grateful Dead playing. I mean, I love them when I'm awake, but it's great dream music and triggers all kinds of wonderful stuff in my unconscious mind while I sleep.
2. Today I played the hour long Bill Moyers interview with Coleman Barks to my World Lit students and I loved the silence that fell in the room as Coleman Barks tried to explain the mysticism of Rumi and as he read Rumi poems accompanied by the Paul Winter Consort. For me, this is the turning point in the World Lit course. With Rumi, it's like we are entering into a world so strange, so unlike what we are used to, and this is just what a World Lit course should do for me and my students.
3. It felt good to cut loose with a string of the vilest profanity when MB told me that her stalker had pleaded not guilty to breaking the stalking order. He came, in full view of me and Margaret and campus safety and later the sheriff's officeto LCC six weeks ago to bring MB a gift wrapped knife. I hope his not guilty plea doesn't fly with the jury and pisses off the judge and, when he is found guilty, the judge punishes him severely.
2. Today I played the hour long Bill Moyers interview with Coleman Barks to my World Lit students and I loved the silence that fell in the room as Coleman Barks tried to explain the mysticism of Rumi and as he read Rumi poems accompanied by the Paul Winter Consort. For me, this is the turning point in the World Lit course. With Rumi, it's like we are entering into a world so strange, so unlike what we are used to, and this is just what a World Lit course should do for me and my students.
3. It felt good to cut loose with a string of the vilest profanity when MB told me that her stalker had pleaded not guilty to breaking the stalking order. He came, in full view of me and Margaret and campus safety and later the sheriff's officeto LCC six weeks ago to bring MB a gift wrapped knife. I hope his not guilty plea doesn't fly with the jury and pisses off the judge and, when he is found guilty, the judge punishes him severely.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Three Beautiful Things 02/25/08: Like This, Soul's Longing, Ecstasy
1. I can see in some of my Survey of World Lit. students that the poetry of Rumi is coming alive for them, especially as they listen to Coleman Barks talk about and read the poetry.
2. I hope my students are beginning to understand something about the soul's longing for completion and how sorrow is our means of knowing that which we long for that is more than we are.
3. I hope my students are beginning to get a taste of the reality Rumi sees, how the world exists in ecstasy. Ecstasy only exists in the world because the world exists in ecstasy.
2. I hope my students are beginning to understand something about the soul's longing for completion and how sorrow is our means of knowing that which we long for that is more than we are.
3. I hope my students are beginning to get a taste of the reality Rumi sees, how the world exists in ecstasy. Ecstasy only exists in the world because the world exists in ecstasy.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Three Beautiful Things 02/21/08: Greekish, Rumi, Beaming
1. I fried up some Yukon gold potatoes, threw in some brown rice, grilled a feta and spinach sausage. I put fresh tomato, feta cheese, olive oil, oregano, and Greek spices over the potatoes and rice. I suddenly had a warm Greek potato salad of sorts and I relished it.
2. I played Bill Moyers interviewing Coleman Barks for my Survey of World Lit. students as a way of introducing them to the poetry of Rumi. I sat and hid behind the console at the front of the room where the sound and video controls are because I'm embarrassed that this videotape always pulls tears down my cheeks.
3. The Deke is working regularly as a substitute teacher and today she came home radiating her love of teaching. I don't know if she thinks it's the world's greatest feeling. I do.
2. I played Bill Moyers interviewing Coleman Barks for my Survey of World Lit. students as a way of introducing them to the poetry of Rumi. I sat and hid behind the console at the front of the room where the sound and video controls are because I'm embarrassed that this videotape always pulls tears down my cheeks.
3. The Deke is working regularly as a substitute teacher and today she came home radiating her love of teaching. I don't know if she thinks it's the world's greatest feeling. I do.
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